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Man critically injured in Hawke's Bay crash
Two men are in hospital, with one in critical condition, after a crash early today.

Missing man found dead after search
The search for missing Gisborne man Duncan Munro ended tragically yesterday for his family when his body was found in a remote area on the Mahia Peninsula.

Man in critical condition after car hits power pole
A man is in critical condition after his car hit a power pole and rolled on the outskirts of Wairoa yesterday.

Wairoa baby who died overnight named
The name of the four-month-old Wairoa boy who died in Starship Hospital overnight on Friday has been released by police.

Baby's body to be returned
Police investigating the death of a Wairoa baby hope to release the four-month-old's body to his grieving family today.

Baby injured at Wairoa house dies
The baby boy seriously injured in an incident at a Wairoa house a week ago died overnight at Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland.

Car crash kills more than 20 stray sheep
More than 20 sheep were killed after a car ploughed into a stray flock northeast of Wairoa.

Cousins jailed over gang shooting
Two cousins involved in shooting a rival gang member at point-blank range in Wairoa have been sentenced to 12 years in jail.

A nation divided: Inside the Urewera Four trial
Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha

Man drops meth bag while stripping for police
A man dropped a bag of methamphetamine from his underwear while voluntarily stripping in police...